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Reading fog data from INSAT 3DR

Posted on January 21, 2021 by

At 7.57 am today, the India Meteorological Department’s Twitter handle posted this lovely image of fog over North India on January 21, as captured by the INSAT 3DR satellite. However, it didn’t bother explaining what the colours meant or how … Continue reading →

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